Chapter 302

: A Lone Bandit Holding the Pass
Translator: 
Myriea_ActiasLuna 
 Editor: 
Nou
How could Hahn Longzi have known stopping this Snowy Mountain disciple’s carriage in a moment of moral indignation would end up causing the boy to form a grudge towards him? Despite being the one who suffered a loss earlier, Hahn Longzi now had his 
way blocked instead. This feeling was like reflexively kicking at a stray dog at the side of the road only to be bitten instead, and after simply going on about his day without paying it much more attention, the animal ended up coming to his door to try to bite him to death. It left him infuriated; since when had he—one of the top four elites of the western deserts—been pushed around like this?
If the Snowy Mountain disciple had entered the cauldron as well to fight over the opportunities using his battle prowess, it would have been fine, but it was precisely because Hahn Longzi had risked the deadly fumes to obtain these spoils from the other young elites that he didn’t want to just hand it over like this. He ultimately didn’t really have a choice, though; after experiencing such a messy battle inside the cauldron and using up so much Qi, he was concerned about the pellet fumes and did not dare to draw in a breath. The current internal state of his body had become rather muddled and he couldn’t contend against Fang Xing at all.

Fellow Daoist Hahn Longzi, if you don’t want to leave, why not open the path for us three sisters?
a soft and gentle voice rose up as the three fairies of the northern mountains arrived. The cauldron’s opening was too small to fit more than one person through at a time, and those behind Hahn Longzi couldn’t get close while he was arguing with Fang Xing.
Although Hahn Longzi was thoroughly enraged and wanted to curse at first, he suddenly remembered those three fairies weren’t small fries, either. It would not be easy for him if he offended them here and had to contend with the little demon ahead and them behind, so why not simply move aside? If they were able to force the brat to move out of the way, he’d be able to follow behind and try to escape. After considering this, he shifted his body three feet away from the cauldron’s entranceway, allowing the green-dressed woman to walk towards it instead.

This is such a great idea you have, little brother,
the green-dressed woman said towards Fang Xing with a smile.
Such a clever way to easily obtain the cauldron’s resources. It is much easier than risking your life and going inside; I am feeling even more admiration and adoration towards you now….


Oh, don’t say that! I’m blushing already!
Fang Xing replied with a flushed face.
You also want to come out?

The green-dressed woman leading the three fairies gave a wholehearted smile.
Yes, would you let us out?
Her voice was languid and comforting and her gaze was soft, making her appear even more astounding.
Fang Xing’s face flushed even more, as though he was becoming rather embarrassed and shy.
… No….


No?
the green-dressed woman echoed with surprise.
Although Fang Xing looked to be a shy boy, his words didn’t show even a hint of that.
Yeah, honesty is the most important part of business. Half of your gains and I’ll let you out, fair and square. Whether it’s a child or elder, man or woman, no one can come out without paying the price!

This actually caused the green-dressed woman’s face to fall—this little bastard hadn’t been moved at all by what she said! All those gestures she’d shown him had been fed to the strays and she inwardly wanted to curse out in anger, but she hesitantly showed an even sweeter smile and continued,
But us three sisters were truly too weak and didn’t get much for ourselves. How about this, little brother: I’ll give you three Foundation Cleansing Pellets and you’ll let us out? You know, my little shimei Hong really likes you and I’d originally wanted introduce you to her. Although our Wondrous Moon Dungeon of the northern mountains specializes in the art of gathering Yang, my little shimei Hong has never touched a man yet and her virginity still remains….

Fang Xing softly laughed with gleaming eyes, and it even looked like he was about to start drooling.
Tsk tsk, using such a tempting method….
Just as the green-dressed woman let out a sigh of relief in her mind and thought she’d finally moved this little bastard, however, Fang Xing firmly shook his head.
But I still can’t allow it. I know you’ve obtained a purple and gold gourd. There should be around sixteen Foundation Cleansing Pellets inside, and you also have two golden pellets; giving me just three Foundation Cleansing Pellets simply will not do. How about this: your shimei Hong can be counted as one Foundation Cleansing Pellet, and this way, rather than giving me… eight Foundation Cleansing Pellets and one golden pellet, I’ll give you a discount of one Foundation Cleansing Pellet less, meaning seven of those and one golden pellet total.

The woman’s face turned as green as her dress. Her lips quivered in anger and she was completely unable to respond.

Shijie, what need is there to speak trash with him anymore? Let’s just go straight through him together!
the floral-dressed woman messaged in disapproval from behind the green-dressed woman.

This brat wasn’t disadvantaged even by Li Ying,
the green-dressed woman answered back,
If any of us were to face him alone, none of us would be his opponent at all. This place is so narrow and only one person can go through at a time, so who could stop him?


Then let’s use poison!


I’ve already used three different invisible poisons on him, but he avoided all of them. His spirit sense is powerful and the poisons we use cannot hide from his senses at all if they’re used head-on….

Although she’d been smiling and laughing with Fang Xing, in truth the green-dressed woman had already sent out several types of colorless and odorless poisons. They were extremely difficult to detect when blown along the wind, and yet Fang Xing had evaded it all with a smile as though it was nothing. This had left her alarmed, and she understood that although this boy might appear to be sly and improper, the power of his spirit sense was definitely not that of an ordinary cultivator.
It seemed as though they truly had no methods whatsoever when faced with such a brat and all three women started to grow anxious. As for Fang Xing, he proudly folded his arms and waited for them to admit defeat. With things as they were, the longer they waited, the more damage they’d receive from the pellet fumes and the weaker their battle prowess would be once they did come out. He actually preferred if they wasted a bit more time; perhaps if they wasted a few more hours, they’d all simply fall apart without him needing to do anything himself.
Just as the three women felt they had no other choice, a violent spirit sense swept over and shook their hearts.
What are all of you doing here? Waiting to die?
As the three fairies looked behind themselves, they saw Li Ying and Han Jiazi of the western deserts, who’d finished their fight for the last golden pellet and were arriving at the cauldron’s exit. The three fairies were a little fearful of this Ghost Prince from the south and were concerned he’d strike at them for no reason at all, so they instantly moved to the side to clear a path and let him see Fang Xing blocking the way outside.
Before Li Ying moved in front of the fairies, Hahn Longzi’s spirit sense quivered in rage and messaged out,
That path-blocking Snowy Mountain disciple wants to rob us of our opportunities. He won’t allow us out if we don’t give it to him!


What? How dare he!
Li Ying was instantly furious at such words, and his own spirit sense began to quiver as he dashed towards the cauldron’s exit. Ghost Qi spread out around him, making him look like a bloody dragon swimming through a river of blood towards the outside.
Fang Xing smiled at the sight of Li Ying.
Oh? You’re here to show off again, ghost kid?
he called out before pivoting the one-legged-man lance with all his Qi and swinging it out.
Go back, you!

BANG

Li Ying roared out in anger and charged forward, but Fang Xing’s excessively powerful blow crashed against him and forced him to retreat a few steps back.

Wayaya, you’re taking advantage of my weakened state! If you’re so powerful, you’d let me out and fight with me to the death once all my Qi has recovered!
his spirit sense angrily vibrated as he snarled and growled with rage. When had he ever been in such a heavily disadvantaged situation like this?

You think I’m stupid?
Fang Xing rested the one-legged-man lance against his shoulder before smiling.
Truthfully, I’m the one who decides what happens to all of you today. Who forced you all to dig yourself inside like a bunch of mutts rubbing their faces in sht? It’s easy to enter but hard to leave. Remember my words: no one comes out without first handing over half their gains. You want to fight to the death? You’ll still have to get out first!

Fang Xing’s words rang out with such arrogance that all the young elites inside the cauldron seethed with anger. If they were to only compare battle prowess, Fang Xing truly might not be able to block all of the elites inside. Even when facing them one at a time, he would still have to put in quite some effort unless he used the Yin Yang Sanding Disc to try to wring them to death. They were all considered the top Foundation Stage elites of their respective four lands, after all, but being blocked off inside this cauldron had left them without any options. The battle inside the cauldron had already made them use up a great amount of their Qi, and adding in the fact they’d been holding their breaths to avoid the pellet fumes, the flow of blood and Qi within their bodies had already started to reach their peak—the amount of battle prowess they could display was extremely limited.
As time passed, Fang Xing leisurely waited outside the cauldron while those inside became so anxious beads of sweat began to form on their foreheads. When the red-dressed woman of the three fairies—the one who was youngest and had the lowest cultivation level—looked as though she couldn’t hold out any longer, the green-dressed woman clenched her teeth and declared,
Enough. My shimei can’t endure it much longer. You all do what you want, we’re going to leave. It’s only half the gains, we’ll just give it to him….
She’d noticed that although the three of them were excellent in using poisons, their cultivation level and foundations were much lower than the others, her little shimei’s in particular. Her little shimei had nearly reached the end and the pellet fumes were about to start corroding her. If they waited until after they lost her, those around them might even take the opportunity to lay their hands on her and her other sister as well, so she took out the golden pellet and prepared to hand it over.

Wait!
Hahn Longzi suddenly messaged over at that precise moment, his eyes twinkling with a cold shine.
It’s inevitable this little demon of the Snowy Mountains will rob us since we can’t get out without handing it over. How about we form an alliance for now and do as he says? We’ll hand over half the gains to escape, but once we’re out, we’ll kill him together? Hmph, you should have noticed as well that the brat got plenty of stuff from the Spirit Stage opportunity thanks to the Spirit Stage cultivators who accepted his protection. After we kill him, everything he stole from us will be returned to their original owners and we’ll evenly split all the spirit herbs and plants. What do you all say?

The floral-dressed woman instantly replied,
That is the only method now. We’ve used up too much Qi inside the cauldron, and none of us will really have an edge over that brat if we try to fight one-on-one before recovering. Our individual battle prowess is halved, but we’ll still have enough power to kill him if we form an alliance….

After a few exchanges, they determined this was the only option they had and all agreed.
You want to take our opportunities as well? Fine, we’ll give it to you!